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OF THE SONS OF THE 



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CONSTITUTION, 

BY-LAWS, 

OFFICERS, 

MEMBERSHIP. 



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OFFICERS AND MANAGERS 

FOR 1890. 



PRESIDENT : 

JOSIAH COLLINS PUMPELLY. 

MORRISTOWN. 



VICE-PRESIDENT : 

GENERAL WILLIAM SCUDDER STRYKER. 
Trenton. 



SECRETARY : 

JOHN LAWRENCE BOGGS, Jr., 
752 Broad Street, Newark. 



TREASURER: 

PAUL REVERE. 

MORRISTOWN. 



REGISTRAR : 

HON. JOHN WHITEHEAD. 

MORRISTOWff. 



MANAGERS 



FREDERICK PARKER, 
THEODORE WILSON MORRIS, 
HENRY RUTGERS CANNON. M. D. 
BENJAMIN MYER, 
REV. HENRY GOODWIN SMITH, 
PETER BEACH FAIRCHILD. 
WILLIAM WALLACE MORRIS. 
WILLIAM OSBORNE McDOWELL. 
JAMES CLARENCE CONOVER, 
EUGENE STILLMAN DAVIS. 



HISTORIAN : 

ANDREW D. MELLICK, 
Plainfield. 



CHAPLAIN : 

REV. HENRY GOODWIN SMITH, 
Freehold. 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

The name of this Society shall be " The New 
Jersey Society of the Sons of the American 
Revolution." 

ARTICLE II. 

object. 
The purposes of the Society are to keep alive 
among ourselves and our descendants, and in the 
community, the patriotic spirit of the men who 
achieved American independence ; to collect and se- 
cure for preservation the manuscript rolls, records, 
and other documents relating to the War of the 
Revolution, and to promote social intercourse and 
fellowship among its members. 

ARTICLE III. 

membership. 
Any person shall be eligible to membership who 
is a male above the age of twenty-one (21) years, 



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and is descended from an ancestor who assisted in 
establishing American independence, during the war 
of the Revolution, in any one of the following ca- 
pacities : 

1. A military or naval officer. 

2. A soldier, sailor or marine, 

3. A member of a Committee of Correspon- 
dence or Council of Safety, or other similar body. 

4. A member of a Provincial or of the Conti- 
nental Cono^ress. 

5. An officer in the service of one of the 
original Colonies or States, or of the National Gov- 
ernment representing or composed of these Colonies 
or States. Provided, that such service was of so im- 
portant a character as to render the official specially 
liable to arrest and punishment by the British 
Government. - 

6. Any recognized patriot actually arrested and 
punished for giving aid and comfort to the patriotic 
cause. Provided, that if such ancestor, having as- 
sisted in establishing American independence in any 
of the above capacities, either adhered to the enemy 
or failed to maintain an honorable record through- 
out the war of the Revolution, his previous service 
shall not entitle his descendants to membership in 
this Society. And provided ftirther, that no per- 
son shall be admitted to membership unless at least 
one member of the Society, or some well-known 
citizen of New Jersey, shall state in writing his be- 



lief that the applicant for admission is of good moral 
character, and would be a worthy member of the 
Society. 

ARTICLE IV. 

OFFICERS. 

1. The Officers of the Society shall be a Presi- 
dent, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and 
a Registrar, who, with ten other members, shall 
constitute a Board of Managers. 

2. The Officers and Managers, and Deleorates 
to the National Society, shall be elected by a vote 
of the majority of the members present at the 
annual meetings of the Society, and shall hold of- 
fice for one year, or until their successors are 
elected. 

3. The Board of Managers shall fill any va- 
cancy occurring among the officers of the Society 
or the members of the Board, or the delegates to 
the National Society. 

4. In addition to the officers above provided 
for, the Board of Managers may, from time to time, 
appoint a Chaplain, a Historian, and such subor- 
dinate officers as they may deem necessary, who 
shall hold office until the annual meetino- next sue- 
ceeding their appointment, 

ARTICLE V. 

MEETINGS. 

I. The annual meeting shall be held on the 26th 



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day of December, the anniversary of the battle of 
Trenton, in every year, except when that date 
shall fall on Sunday or Monday, in which case the 
meeting shall be held on the Tuesday immediately 
following. 

2. The hour and place of meeting shall be desig- 
nated by the Board of Managers. 

3. Special meetings may be called by the Presi- 
dent or Board of Managers at any time. The Presi- 
dent shall call a special meeting whenever requested 
in vv^riting so to do by five or more members. 

4. Ten members shall constitute a quorum at 
all meetings. 

5. General business may be transacted at any 
special meeting. 

ARTICLE VI. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments to this Constitution may be of- 
fered to any meeting of the Society, but shall not 
be acted on until the next meeting. A copy of 
every proposed amendment shall be sent to each 
member, with a notice of the meeting at which the 
same is to be acted on, at least one week prior to 
said meeting. 

A vote of two-thirds of those present shall be 
necessary to its adoption. 



BY-LAWS 



SECTION I. 

ELECTION OF MEMBERS, 

1. The names and proofs of qualification of can- 
didates for membership shall be sent to the Secre- 
tary. They shall be referred by him to a committee 
on membership, consisting of three members of the 
Society to be appointed by the President. This com- 
mittee shall report, as soon as practicable, to the 
Board of Managers, on the qualifications and char- 
acter of candidates. A vote of two-thirds of the 
Managers present at any meeting of the Board shall 
be necessary to the election of a member. 

2. The amount of the initiation fee shall in all 
cases accompany the application for membership. 
If the application be rejected, the amount of the 
initiation fee shall be returned to the applicant. No 
member shall be elected unless the initiation fee be 
first paid. 

3. The Board of Managers shall have power 
to suspend or e?fpel any member of the Society, 



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for sufficient cause, by a vote of two-thirds of all the 
members of the Board, Provided, that at least two 
weeks' notice of such proposed action shall have 
been given to such member. A member so suspend- 
ed or expelled shall have the right to appeal to a 
meeting of the Society from the action of the Board 
of Managers. 

SECTION II. 

INITIATION FEE AND DUES. 

1. The initiation fee shall be five ($5) dollars; 
the annual dues three ($3) dollars ; or the payment at 
one time of fifty ($50) dollars shall constitute a life 
member, with exemption from payment of dues there- 
after. 

2. The annual dues shall be payable on the 
first day of April in each year. 

3. Persons becoming members during the months 
of January, February and March in each year shall 
not be liable for payment of dues for the preced- 
ing year. 

4. A member who shall remain in arrears for 
dues for three months after notice of his indebtedness 
has been sent him, may be dropped from the rolls 
by the Board of Managers. 

5. The initiation fees and all payments for life 
membership shall be used by the Board of Managers 
for the purpose of publishing such documents as they 
may deem advisable, or for such special purposes as 
may be ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the Board. 



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SECTION III. 

THE PRESIDENT. 

The President, or in his absence the Vice-Presi- 
dent, or in his absence a Chairman pro tempore, shall 
Preside at all meetincrs of the Society and Board of 
Manaf^ers, and shall have a casting vote. He shall 
exercise the usual functions of a presiding officer, and 
shall enforce a strict observance of the Constitu- 
tion and By-Laws, and regulations and rules of the 
Society and Board of Managers. 

SECTION IV. 

THE SECRETARY. 

The Secretary shall conduct the general cor- 
respondence of the Society. Me shall notify all mem- 
bers of their election, and of such other matters as 
may be directed by the Society or Board of Mana- 
gers. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate 
of incorporation and records, and, together with the 
presiding officer, shall certify all acts of the Society. 
He shall, under the direction of the President or 
Board of Managers, give due notice of the time and 
place of all meetings of the Society and Board of 
Managers. He shall keep a record of all the pro- 
ceedings and orders of the Society and Board of 
Managers, and shall give notice to the several of- 
ficers of all votes, orders and proceedings affecting 
them or appertaining to their respective duties. 



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SECTION V. 

THE TREASURER. 

The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds 
and securities of the Society. All monies shall be 
deposited in some bank or savings' institution in 
this State, to the credit of the "New Jersey So- 
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution," 
and shall be drawn on the check of the Treasurer 
for the purposes of the Society only. Out of these 
funds he shall pay such sums as may be ordered by 
the Society or by the Board of Managers ; he shall 
keep a true account of his receipts and payments, 
and at each annual meeting render the same to 
the Society, when a committee shall be appointed 
to audit his accounts. He shall make a report to 
the Board of Managers whenever called upon to do 

£0. 

SECTION VI. 

THE REGISTRAR, 
The Registrar shall keep a roll of members, 
and in his hands shall be lodged all the proofs of 
qualification for membership, and all the historical 
and genealogical papers of which the Society may 
become possessed. Under the direction of the 
Board of Managers he shall keep in a suitable 
book, copies of such documents as the owners 
thereof may not be willing to leave in the keeping 
of the Society. 



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SECTION VII. 

BOARD OF MANAGERS. 

The Board of Managers shall have the general 
superintendence of the interests and business of the 
Society ; they shall perform such duties as may be 
committed to them by the Society ; they shall have 
power to make such rules and regulations, not in- 
consistent with the Constitution, By-Laws and Res- 
olutions of the Society, as may be necessary for 
their own manap-ement and the Qrovernment of the 
Society. At each annual meeting they shall make 
a general report. Five members shall constitute a 
quorum at all meetings of the Board. 

SECTION VIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments to these By-Laws may be made 
at any meeting of the Society by a vote of a ma- 
jority of the members present. Provided, that a 
notice of the meeting and a copy of the proposed 
amendment shall be sent to every member at least 
one week prior to such meeting. 



MEMBERS OF THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY 

OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN 

REVOLUTION. 

Organized, March 7th, 1889. 



Names. Address. Date of Admission . 

Arnold. Isaac Gaston, Morristown ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Grandson of Jacob Arnold, Captain of Eastern 
Battalion, Morris County, N. J. Militia; also, Captain 
of troop of Light Horse, Morris County, N. J. Militia. 

Arnold, Jacob Ogden, Morristown ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Grandson of Jacob Arnold, Captain of Eastern Battalion, 
Morris County, N.J. Militia; also, Captain, troop 
of Light Horse, Morris County, N. J. Militia. 

Atterbury, Lewis Boudinot. New York city : Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Elisha Boudinot, Secretary of Com- 
mittee of Correspondence of Essex County, N. J. 
also of Council of SafetJ^ N. J. 

Axtell, Charles F.. Morristown; May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of John Enslee, Private in Morris 
County, New Jersey Militia. 



Ball, George Washington, Alexandria, Va.. Nov. 23rd, 1889. 
Grandson of Burgess Ball, Lieut. Col. of ist Va. Conti- 
nental Line. Nearest blood relation of George 
Washington living to-day. 

Bedle, John Vought, Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Craig, 1st Lieut, of Captain 
Elisha Walton's Company, 1st Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Joseph Dorset. Private in Cap- 
tain Samuel Dannis"s Co., ist Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 

Bigelow, Samuel Fowler, Newark ; April 20th, 1889. 

Grandson of Timothy Bigelow, Private in Essex County, 
N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Mark Thomson, Chairman of 
the Committee of the Sussex County Committee of 
Correspondence. Member of Provincial Congress, 
of New Jersey. Lieut. Col. of Colonel Stewart's 
Battalion "Minute Men" of N. J. Colonel of ist 
Regt. Sussex County, N. J. Militia. 

Boggs, Jr., John Lawrence, Newark; April 20th, 18S9. 

Great-grandson of William Paterson, Delegate and Sec- 
retary, of First Provincial Congress of New Jerse}'^ ; 
Member of Continental Congress and of the Con- 
vention which adopted the Constitution of the Uni- 
ted States and signed the same. Attorney General 
of New Jersey and after the war Governor of the 
State. 

Bray, Samuel T., Newark ; May 23rd, 1S90. 

Great-grandson of Andrew Bray, Private in Captain 
Richard Stillwell's Company, 4th Regt, Hunterdon 
County, N. J. Militia ; also, Private in Captain Hen- 
ry Luce's Company, Second Battalion, Second Estab- 
lishment, New Jersey Continental Line. 

Brown, Alexander S., Elizabeth ; May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Brown, Private in Captain 
Eliphalet Bulkley's Company, Connecticut Militia, 
for the relief of Boston in the Lexington alarm, 
April. 1775. 



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Brown, George Carleton, Elizabeth ; May 15th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Brown, Private in Captain 
Eliphalet Bulkley's Company, Connecticut Militia, 
for the relief of Boston in the Lexington alarm, 
April 1775- 

Cannon, Henry Brevoort, Elizabeth ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Elias Brevoort, Quarter-Master of 

Major Goetchius's Battalion N. J. State Troops. 

Cannon, M. D., Henry Rutgers, Elizabeth; May 15th, 1889. 

Grandson of Elias Brevoort, Quarter-Master of Major 
Goetchius's Battalion N. J. State Troops. 

Carter, Jr., Aaron, Orange; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Grandson of Aaron Carter, Private in Morris Count}^ 
N. J. Militia. 

CoE, Ernest E., Newark; Mar. ist, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Joseph Davis, wagon-master Gene- 
ral's department; also. Private in Essex County, N. 
J. Militia. 

CoGiLL, Harry Whitfield, Trenton ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Cowgill, Private in Burlington 
County, N. J. Militia ; also. Private in Capt. Jacob 
Cooper's Company, Major Samuel Hayes's Battalion 
N. J. State Troops. 

CoNDiT, Aaron Peck, Madison ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Grandson of Samuel Condit, Private in Essex County, 
N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Daniel Condit, Private in Capt. 
Cornelius Williams's Company, 2nd Regt. Essex 
County, N. J. Militia ; also. Private in N.J. State 
Troops ; also. Private in ist Battalion Second Estab- 
lishment N. J. Continental Line. 

Condit, Elias M., Orange ; May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Aaron Kitchell, Member of Morris 
County, N. J. Committee of Observation,^! 775. 

Condict, Henry Vail, Jersey City ; March 22nd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Ebenezer Condit, Private Morris 
County, N. J. Militia. 



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CoNDiCT, Jonathan Dickinson, Madison ; April 17th, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Ebenezer Condit, Private in Morris 
County, New Jersej'^ Militia. 

CONDICT, Silas, Brooklyn, N. Y. May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Ebenezer Condit, Private in Morris 
Count5% New Jersey Militia. 

CONOVER, Frank Bruen, Freehold; June loth, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Covenhoven, Colonel of Mon- 
mouth County, N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Thomas Henderson, Lieut. Col. 
of Forman's Battalion, Heard's Brigade, N. J. Militia. 

Conover, James Clarence, Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of John Covenhoven, Colonel of 
Monmouth County, N. J. Militia. 

Conover, Nathan J., Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Lewis Covenhoven, Sergeant in Light 
Horse, Monmouth County, N. J. Militia. 

Cowart, Jr., Enoch L., Red Bank; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Craig, Private in Capt. Wad- 
dell's Company, ist Regt. Monmouth County, N. J. 
Militia ; also. Paymaster of N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Joseph Bowne, Corporal in 
Captain WaddeU's Company, ist Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 

Cowart, Samuel Craig, Freehold; Oct. ist. 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Craig, Private in Capt. Wad- 
dell's Company, ist Regt. Monmouth County, N. J. 
Militia ; also Paymaster of N. J. Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Joseph Bowne, Corporal in 
Captain WaddeU's Company, 1st Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 

Cowart, William Tennent, Freehold; Oct. ist. 1889. 

Greafe-graaidson of John Craig, Private in Capt. Wad- 
deU's Company, 1st Regt. Monmouth County, N. J. 
Militia ; also. Paymaster of N. J. Militia. 
Als*, Great-grandson of Joseph Bowne, Corporal in 
Captain WaddeU's Company, 1st Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 



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Craig. William Drummond, North Plainfield ; May 23, 1890. 

Great-grandson of John Craig, First Lieutenant of Capt. 
Elisha Walton's Compan3^ First Regt. Monmouth 
Co.. N.J. Militia. 

Crowell, Joseph Edgar, Paterson ; Nov. 9th. 1889. 

Great-grandson of Joseph Crowell, Private in Troop of 

Light Horse, Middlesex County, N. J. Militia ; also, 

Private in ist Battalion, Second Establishment, N. 

J. Continental Line. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Timothy Bloomfield, who 

was confined in the old Jersey prison ship. 

Crowell, Joseph Tucker, Rahway; April 20th, 1889. 

Grandson of Joseph Crowell, Private in Troop of Light 
Horse, Middlesex County, N. J. Militia ;also, Private 
in ist Battalion, Second Establishment, N. J. Conti- 
nental Line. 

Also, Great-grandson of Timothy Bloomfield, who was 
confined in the old Jersey prison ship. 

Cutler, Hon. Augustus W., Mornstown ; May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Silas Condict, Member of the Conti- 
nental Congress, 1781 to 1784, and Member of the 
Council of Safety of N. J., 1776 to 1780. 

Davis, Eugene Stillman, Trenton ; June ioth,i889. 

Great-grandson of Barnabas Davis, killed at the battle 
of Lexington, shot through the head and died three 
days after. 

Derr, Andrew F., Wilkesbarre, Penn., May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Andrew Mellick, Captain of ist 
Regt. Sussex County, New Jersey Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Jacob Derr, Private in Captain 
Thomas Church's 4th Battalion, Pennsylvania Con- 
tinental Line. 

Dickinson, Asa Williams, Hackensack ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Dickinson, private in Capt. 

Reuben Dickinson's Co. Massachusetts State Troops. 
Alsq, Great-grandson of Asa Williams, Private in ist 

Regt. Connecticut Coiitinental Line, Josiah Starr. 

Commanding. 



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Doty, M. D., E. Hammond, Jamesburg ; April 20th, 1889. 

Son of Isaac Doty, 2nd Lieut, of Colonel McCrea's 13th 

Regt. New York Levies. 
Also, Grandson of Samuel Doty, Captain Lieutenant of 

Colonel Lamb's 2nd Regt. of Artillery, Continental 
Army. 
Also, Great-grandson of James Hammond, Lieut. Col. 
of 1st Regt. Westchester County, New York 
Militia. 

Downer, D.wid Robkrtson, Elizabeth; May 15th, 1889. 

Great -grandson of Samuel Downer 3rd., Private in ist 
Regt. Middlesex Count}'-, N, J. Militia ; also, in 
State Troops. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Samuel Downer 2d., Pri- 
vate in Capt. Scudder's Co. 2nd Regt. Essex County, 
N. J. Militia. 

Edgar, Howard, Nutley; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of James Edgar, Private in Middlesex 
County, N. J. Militia. 

Fairchjld, Henry Ennis, Orange; Nov. 23, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Abraham Fairchild, Adjutant 

Morris County, N. J. Militia. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Aaron Kitchell, Private, 
in Morris Countj'^ Militia ; also, Commissary at Mor- 
ristown, N. J. appointed by General Washington ; 
also, Member of Provincial Congress of New 
Jersey. 

Fairchild, Peter Beach, Orange; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Abraham Fairchild, Adjutant of Mor- 
ris County Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Aaron Kitchell, Private in 
Morris County, N. J., Militia, Commissary at Morris- 
town, N. J., appointed by Washington, and member 
of Provincial Congress of New Jersey. 

FORTiNKR, Henry Samuel, Camden ; Nov. 23d, 1S09. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Hillman, private in Gloucester 
County, N. J., Militia. 

Also, Great-great-grandson of William Ellis, captain of 
Colonel Newcomb's Battalion, Heard's Brigade at 
the battle of Long Island, Major of 2nd Battalion, 



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Gloucester County, N. J., Militia, Major of Colonel 
Potter's Battalion, N. J. State troops. 

Freeman, Huntington Wolcott, Rocky Hill; May 15, 1889. 

Grandson of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Freeman, of Massa- 
chusetts Militia. 
Frelinghuysen, Frederick, Newark; May 15th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Frederick Frelinghuysen, Captain of 
Eastern Co. of Artillery, N. J. State Troops ; also. 
Major of Colonel Stewart's Battalion of "Minute 
Men" ; also,- Colonel of ist Battalion Somerset 
County, N. J., Militia. 

Green, Hon. Robert Stockton, Elizabeth; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Jacob Green, Member of the Provincial Con- 
gress of New Jersey in 1776. 

Griffith, Fo.ster Con.a.rR(^, Trenton; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of William Mecum, First Major of 
ist Battalion, Salem County. N. J., Militia. 

Halsey, Hon. George A., Newark; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Grandson of Isaac Halsey, Private in Essex County, N. 
J.. Militia; also. Private in troop of Light Horse, 
N. J., Militia; also, Paymaster of Essex County, N. 
J., Militia. 

Halsted, George Blight, Elizabeth ; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Oliver Spencer, Colonel of Spencer's 
Regt. Continental Line. 

Hatfield, Henry Eli as, Newark ; Nov. 23rd, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Aaron Hatfield, Private in 
Essex County, N. J.. Militia. 

Haviland, James Barberie. Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Jonathan Rhea, Ensign of 5th 
Co. 2d Battalion, Second Establishment N. J. Con- 
tinental line ; also, Lieutenant of 2d Regt. N. J. Con- 
tinental line ; Captain by brevet. 

Hoffman, William T., Englishtown ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of William Hoffman, Private in Captain 
Polhemus's Company, ist Battalion, First Establish- 
ment, N. J. Continental Line. 



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Hoffman, Philip H., Morristown ; April 17th, 1890. 

Great-grandson of John Hoffman, Private in Morris 
County, New Jersey, Militia. 

HoLDEN, James Cotton, Madison; June loth, 1889, 

Grandson of Levi Holden, Lieutenant of 6th Massachu- 
setts Bay Regt. Continental Line; Also, Lieuten- 
ant of Washington's Life Guard, Continental Army. 

Howe, George Rowland, East Orange; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Grandson of Bezaleel Howe, Lieutenant of ist Regt. 
New Hampshire Continental Line; also, acting as 
Lieutenant in General Washington's Life Guard, 
Continental Army. 

Hubbell, George WoLCOTT, Newark; May 15th, 1889. 

Grandson of Wolcott Hubbell, a "Minute Man" in Massa- 
chusetts Militia; fought at the battle of Bennington. 

Hubbell, John Jackson, Newark; May 15th, 1889. 

Grandson of Wolcott Hubbell, a "Minute Man" in Massa- 
chusetts Militia; fought at the battle of Bennington. 

Humphreys, Rev. Frank Landon, Morristown; Mar. ist, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Asher Humphreys, Private in 
Abel Pettibone's Company, Col. Belden's Regi- 
ment, Connecticut Militia; Also Grand-nephew of 
Jonathan Humphreys, Colonel of i8th Regt. Conti- 
nental Foot. 

Inslee, Phineas Jones, Newark; April 20th, 1889. 

Grandson of William Jones, Private in Essex County, 
N. J., Militia. 

Janeway, Henry L., New Brunswick; May, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Thomas Leiper, first Sergeant, in ist 
City Troop, Philadelphia; was engaged at Trenton, 
Princeton and Monmouth, gave ^5000 to sustain the 
American Army at Valley I'orge. 

Jaques, George Benjamin, Manasquan ; Oct. ist. 1889. 

Great-grandson of Robert Laird, Private in 
Captain Smock's Co. of Light Dragoons, Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia. 
Also, Great-grandson of Moses Mount, Private in Capt. 



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Walton's Company of Light Dragoons, Monmouth 
County, N. J. MiUtia. 
Also, Great-grandson of Moses Mount, Colonel ist Regt. 
Essex County, N. J. Militia. 

Jones, George W., Newark ; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Joseph Edwards, Private in 
Essex County, N.J. Militia. 

Keasbey, Anthony yuiNTON, Newark ; Nov. 23d, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Edward Keasbey, Member of the 
Council of Safety and also of the Provincial Con- 
gress of New Jersey. 
Also, Great-grandson of Lieut. Colonel Caleb Parry, of 
Colonel Atlee's Musketry Battalion, of Pennsylvania, 
who was killed at the battle of Long Island. 

King, Colonel RuFa.s, Elizabeth ; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Rufus King, delegate to the Conven- 
tion, and Signer of the Constitution of the United 
States ; Also, A. D. C. on the staff of General John 
Glover, Continental Army in Sullivan's Campaign in 
Rhode Island. 

King, William L , Morristown ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Grandson of Frederick King, express rider for Governor 
Livingston and the Council of Safety of New Jersey ; 
also. Quartermaster of Eastern Battalion, Morris 
County, N. J., Militia. 

KiRKPATRiCK., Andrew, Newark; April loth, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Bayard, Colonel of the 2nd Bat- 
talion of Philadelphia Associators ; took part in the 
battles of Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown. 

Laird, John H., Englishtown; Mar. 1st, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Daniel Herbert, Private in Captain 
Walton's Troop, Light Dragoons, Monmouth 
County, New Jersey Militia. 

Laird, M. D., Robert, Manasquan ; 

Grandson of Robert Laird, Private in Lieutenant Birnes 
Smock's Troops, Light Dragoons, Monmouth Coun- 
ty, New Jersey Militia. 
Also, Grandson of Moses Mount, Private in Captain John 



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Walton's Troops, Light Dragoons, Monmouth Coun- 
ty, New Jersey Militia. 

LuFBERY, John Henry, Rahway ; May 15th, 1SS9. 

Son of Abraham Lufbery, Sergeant in Hazen's Regiment, 
Continental Army. 

Marsh, Stanford, East Orange ; Feb. 8th. 1S90. 

Great-grandson of Matthias Williamson, Quarter Master 
General and Brigadier General of New Jersey Militia. 

Matthews, Captain Ambrose MEEKER,Orange ; Sept. 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of William Matthews, Private in Cap- 
tain Cornelius Williams's Company, 2nd Regt. Essex 
County, New Jersey Militia. 

Also, Great-grandson of Thomas Meeker, Private in Cap- 
tain W. Piatt's Company, ist Regt. New Jersey 
Continental Line ; also, a descendant of John Blow- 
ers, Private in Light Dragoons New Jersey Militia. 

McDowell, Charles Edward, Bloomlield ; May 3rd, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Shepard Kollock, Lieutenant of 
Colonel Lamb's 2nd Regt. Artillery, Continental 
Army, Captain by brevet. 

McDowell, Frederick H., Greenwood Lake; Nov 9th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Shephard Kollock, Lieutenant of 
Colonel Lamb's 2nd Regt. Artillery, Continental 
Army, Captain by brevet, 

McDowell, William Osborne, Newark ; April 3d, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Shephard Kollock, Lieutenant of 

Colonel Lamb's 2nd Regt. Artillery, Continental 

Army, Captain by brevet ; 
Also, Great-grandson of Joseph Davis, Private in 

Essex County, New Jersey Militia. 

McGee, Flavel, Jersey City; Nov. 9th, 18S9. 

Great-grandson of Joseph Clark, Muster Master of 
Continental Army ; also. Quarter Master on Staff of 
Major General Adam Stephen of the Continental 
Army. 

McMichael, Col. William P.. Bordentown ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Grandson of James McMichael, Sergeant in Captain John 
Marshall's Company, Pennsylvania Rifle Regt. Colo- 



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nel Samuel Miles commanding; First Lieutenant of 
Captain John Clark's Company, Pennsylvania 
State Regt. of Foot, Colonel John Bull, commanding. 

Meeker, Samuel, East Orange; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Samuel Meeker, Lieutenant of 
Captain Marsh's Troop of Light Horse, Essex Coun- 
ty, New Jersey Militia. 

Also, Great-great-great-grandson of William Meeker, Pri- 
vate in Essex County, New Jersey Militia. 

Mellicpc, Jr., Andrew D., Plainfiield ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Aaron Malick, a Member of the Com- 
mittee of Observation and Inspection of Bedminster, 
Somerset Co., N. J. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Hugh Dunn, Captain of 
J St Regiment, Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia. 

Mkllick, George P., Plainfield; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Aaron Malick, a Member of the Com- 
mittee of Observation and Inspection of Bedminster, 
Somerset Co., N. J. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Hugh Dunn, Captain of 
1st Regt. Middlesex County, N. J., Militia. 

Miller, Rev. Franklin E., Paterson ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Grandson of John Miller, Private in Captain Matthew 
Smith's Company, Colonel William Thompson's Bat- 
talion of Riflemen, Pennsylvania; he served in the 
campaign against Quebec under Montgomery, in 
1775- 

Moody, Edward Francis, Camden ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Paul Moody, Sergeant in Jacob Ger- 
rish's Compan\^ Colonel Moses Little's Regiment, 
Massachusetts State Troops. 

Morgan, Appleton, Westfield ; Mar. 22nd, 1890. 

Grandson of Abner Morgan, Major of Colonel Elisha 
Hadlcy's Regt. of "Minute Men" of Berkshire and 
Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts, raised at the 
time of the " Lexington Alarm." He was also Chair- 
man of the Committee of Safety of Massachusetts. 



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Morgan, Henry Southmayd, East Orange ; May 15th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Robert Warner, Captain of 3rd. Regt. 
Connecticut, Continental Line; Major of ist. Regt. 
Connecticut, Continental Line. 

Morris, Theodore Wilson, Freehold ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Ephraim Morris, Ensign of 6th Com- 
pany, 4th Battalion Second Establishment, New Jer- 
sey, Continental Line; also. Lieutenant of ist. Regt. 
New Jersey, Continental Line; Captain by Brevet. 

Morris, William Wallace, Newark; May 15th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of James Herbert, Private in Troop of 
Light Horse, Monmouth County, New Jersey Mili- 
tia. 

Murphy. Holmes W., Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Grandson of Stout Holmes, Private in Monmouth Coun- 
ty New Jersey Militia. 

Myer, Benjamin, Newark; April 20th, 1889. 

Son of Benjamin Myer, Private in Essex County New 
Jersey, Militia, fought at the battle of Springfield, 
N.J. 

Also, Grandson of Benjamin Spinning, Private in Es- 
sex County, New Jersey Militia. 

Ogden, Joseph Griffith, Elizabeth; April 19th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Halsey, Private in Morris 
County, New Jersey, Militia. 

Opdyke, CHARLts W., Plainficld ; April 17th. 1890. 

Great-grandson of Luther Opdykc, Ensign of Captain 
CorneHus Johnson's Company, 3rd Regiment, Hun- 
terdon County, New Jersey, Militia. 

Osborne, Frederick Allen, Newark ; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Grandson of Henry Osborn, Private in Essex County, 

New Jersey, Militia. 
Also, Great-grandson of Elias Osborn. Private in Essex 
County, New Jersey, Militia. 

OsiiOKNE, Henry Frank, Newark; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Grandson of Henry Osboui, Private in Essex County, 
New Jersey, Militia. 



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Osborne, Horace Sherman, Newark; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Grandson of Henry Osborn, Private in Essex County, 
New Jersey, Militia. 

Parker, Charles Joel, Manasquan ; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great grandson of Joseph Coward, Private in the Pu- 
laski Legion, Continental Army; also. Private in 
Monmouth County, New Jersey, Militia. 

Parker, Frederick, Freehold; April nth, i8Sg. 

Great-grandson of Joseph Coward, Private in the Pu- 
laski Legion, Continental Army; also, Private in 
Monmouth County, New Jersey, Militia. 

Parrott, George Townley, Elizabeth ; May 28tii, 1890. 

Great-grandson of William Parrot, Private in Morris 
County, New Jersey Militia ; also, great-grandson of 
Waters Burrows, Private in New Jersey Militia ; also, 
great-grandson of Daniel S. Wood, Lieutenant and 
Captain in ist Regiment Essex County, New Jersey 
Militia. 

Peck, Jr., Capt. Samuel C. Plainfield ; March 22nd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Peck, Captain of 3d Company, 
Colonel Donglas's 5th Battalion Connecticut Con- 
tinental Line ; also, Captain loth Company 7th 
Regiment, Connecticut Continental line. 

Pennington, Jr., Samuel Hayes, Newark; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Hayes, Major of Colonel 
Spencer's Battalion New Jersey State Troops, fought 
at Springfield, N. J., and other battles ; was prisoner 
of war and confined in the " Sugar House " prison, 
in New York. 

Perrine, David Vanderveer, Freehold; Oct. 1st, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Perrine, Private in Middlesex 
County, New Jersey, Militia; also, great-grandson 
of David Baird, Captain of Monmouth County, New 
Jersey, Militia ; also, great-grandson of John Con- 
over (Covenhoven), Private in ist Regiment, Mon- 
mouth County, New Jersey, Militia. 

Phillips, Henry Ames, Newark ; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Phillips, Private in General 



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Washington's Life Guard. Me enlisted in Massachu- 
setts. 

Platt, M. D., Isaac Hull, Lakewood ; Mar. ist. 1890. 

Great-grandson of Joseph Hull, Lieutenant of Captain 
Perit's Company Colonel Knox's Regt. Artillery- 
Continental Army, made prisoner at the surrender 
of Fort Washington in 1776, remained in captivity 
two years. 

Potter, Henry Albert, Brick Church ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Jacob Bower, Ensign of Thompson's 
Rifle Battalion, Pennsylvania Continental Line ; 
also, Lieutenant and Quartermaster of same Bat- 
talion ; also, Captain of Flying Camp; also. Cap- 
tain of 6th Regt. Pennsylvania, Continental Line ; 
also. Captain of 2nd Regt. Pennsylvania, Continen- 
tal Line. In service during the whole war. 

Pumpelly, JosiAH Collins, Morristown ; April 20th, i 889. 

Great-grandson of David Pixley, Lieutenant of ist Com- 
pany of a Regt. of Foot, organized by the Col- 
ony of Massachusetts Bay, in May, 1775. 

Also, Great-grandson of John Pompili, Private in "Rog- 
er's Rangers," Continental Army and afterward 
Commissary thereof. 

Randolph, Thos. Marshall FiTZ, Morristown; June loth, 18S9. 

Great-grandson of Lewis Fitz Randolph, Ensign of Cap- 
tain Asher Fitz Randolph's Company, New Jer- 
sey State Troops. 

Revere, Paul, Morristown; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Paul Revere, Lieutenant Col- 
onel of the Massachusetts Artillery, Continental Ar- 
my ; took an active part in the destruction of tea in 
Boston Harbor; rode at midnight from Boston to 
Concord to give notice of the intended attack of 
General Gage. 

Also, Great-grandson of Thomas Lamb, Lieutenant in 
Col. Henry Jackson's Regt., Massachusetts, Conti- 
nental Line. 

Robinson, Tnos. Hastings, Morristown; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of William DeGroot, Lieutenant of ist 
Regiment Middlesex Cuunty, New Jersey Militia, 



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RODWF.LL, Charles M., Nev/ark ; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Jeremiah Crane Garthwaite, Drum- 
mer in Spencer's Regiment, Continental Line. 

RoRicK, Herbert C, Newark ; Feb. 8th, 1890. 

Great-grandson of Michael Rorick, Private in Sussex 
County New Jersey Militia. 

ScHANCK, Andrew H., Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of John Schanck, Captain of ist Regt. 
Monmouth County, New Jersey Militia. 

Schanck, Daniel S., Freehold ; Oct. ist, 1889, 

Great-grandson of John Schanck, Captain of ist Regt. 
Monmouth County, N. J., Militia. 

Scott, Julian, Plainfield ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Jonathan Scott, Senior, Lieutenant of 
Colonel Samuel Kerrick's Regiment, called out by 
General Stark to guard public stores at Barrington 
in June, 1778. 

Shepard, Edwin, Newark; May 23rd, 1890. 

Great-grandson of William Shepard, Colonel of 4th Mas- 
sachusetts Bay Regiment, Continental Line. 

Sherman, Gordon E., Morristown ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-great-grandson of Ebenezer Condit, Private in 
Morris County, N. J., Militia. 

Smith, Rev. Henry Goodwin, Freehold ; June loth, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Rev. Thomas Allen, " The fighting 
Parson "who led25oof his congregation to the Battle 
of Bennington and, tradition says, fired the first 
shot at the enemy. 

Spader, Peter Vanderbilt, New Brunswick ; May 23d, 1890, 
Great-grandson of Abraham Quick, Colonel of Second 
Battalion, Somerset County, New Jersey, Militia. 

S'liLLMAN, William M., Plainfield; May 23d, 1890, 

Great-grandson of Jesse Starr, Private in Captain Abel 
Spicer's Company, 6th Regiment Connecticut Con- 
tinental Line ; Corporal in Captain Isaac Gallup's 
Company, Tenth Regiment, Connecticut Continental 
Line; Sergeant in Captain Thomas Wooster's Com- 



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pany, Colonel Webb's additional Regiment, Con- 
necticut Continental Line. 
Also, Great-grandson of Vine Starr, Private in Captain 
Joseph Gallup's Company. 7th Regiment, Con- 
necticut Militia, Private in Captain Eliphaz King- 
sley's Company, Baldwin's Regiment of Artificers, 
Connecticut army. 

Stites, Col. Richard Montgomery, Morristown ; Dec. 26th, 1889. 
Great-grandson of Richard Stites, Captain of ist Bat- 
talion, Somerset County, New Jersey, Militia ; Cap- 
tain of Colonel Hunt's Battalion, Heard's Brigade, 
Greene's Division, severely wounded at the Battle of 
Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776, died of wounds Sept. 16. 
1776. 

Sirvker.Gen. William ScuDDER, Trenton; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Amos Scudder, Private in Hunterdon, 
County, New Jersey Militia, guided General Wash- 
ington and his Troops down the Pennington road to 
the victory at Trenton ; also, collaterally connected 
with John Stryker, Captain of Light Horse New 
Jersey, State Troops, the distinguished partisan 
trooper; also, grand-nephew of William Scudder, 
Lieutenant Colonel of 3rd Regt. Middlesex 
County, N. J., Militia and of Nathaniel Scudder, 
Colonel of ist Regt. Monmouth County, N. J., 
Militia, the only meniber of the Continental Con- 
gress who gave his life in battle for his country. 

Terry, Henry Taylor, East Orange ; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Aaron Crane, Private in Essex Coun- 
ty, N. J., Militia. 

Throckmorton, William Stevenson, Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of James Throckmorton, Private in 
Captain Waddell's Company, ist Regt. Monmouth 
County, N. J. Militia ; also, Private in Captain Pat- 
terson's Company, 3rd Battalion, Second Establish- 
ment, N. J., Continental Line. 
Also, Great-great-grandson of Jonathan Rhea, Lieutenant 
of 2nd Regt. N. J., Continental Line; Captain by 
brevet. 

TnuRCER, Orray Ernest, Newark ; April r7th, 1890. 

Great-great-grandson of Obadiah Seward, Captain in 2nd 
Regt. Sussex County, New Jersey Militia. 



VanDyck, Henry Lefler Rice, Metuchen ; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Grandson of Matthew VanDyck, Private in Captain 
Longstreet's Company, 3rd Regt. Middlesex County, 
N. J. Militia ; also, a descendant of John VanDyck, 
Private in Captain Vroom's Company, 2nd Battalion, 
Somerset County, N. J., Militia, whose house near 
Princeton was burned by the Hessians while the 
British occupied Trenton. 

Wheeler, Holmes Augustus, Freehold; Oct. ist, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Stout Holmes, Private in Monmouth 
County, N. J., Militia. 

Whitehead, Hon. John, Morristown ; Nov. 9th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Jonathan Condit, Captain of 2nd 
Regt. Essex County, N. J., Militia. 

Williams, Edgar, Orange; Mar. ist, 1890. 

Great-grandson of John Condit, Surgeon of Colonel 
VanCortland's Battalion, Heard's Brigade, N. J., 
Militia, at the battle of Long Island ; also. Surgeon 
of Essex County, N. J., Militia. 

Woodruff, George. Trenton; Dec. 26th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Elias Woodruff, Commissary of Mili- 
tary stores in the New Jerse}^ Militia. 

WvLiE, George SanforDj Morristown; April 20th, 1889. 

Great-grandson of Samuel Hicks, Private in ist Bat- 
talion, Second Establishment, N. J., Continental 
Line ; also. Private in Captain Scudder's ist Regt. 
Essex County, N. J., Militia; also. Private in N. J., 
State Troops. 

Yard, James Sterling, Freehold; June loth, 1889. 

Great-grandson of James Sterling, Major of ist Regt. 
Burlington County, N. J., Militia; also, a descendant 
of Thomas Yard, Captain of 2nd Battalion, Second 
Establishment, N. J., Continental Line ; also, a des- 
cendant of Daniel Yard, Assistant Quarter Master 
of Quarter Master General's Department, N. J., 
Militia. 



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Yard, William Stephenson, Trenton ; Dec. 26th, 

Great-grandson of Benjamin Yard, gun maker of Tren- 
ton, who furnished muskets for the Continental 
Army. 
Also, Grandson of Jacob Brinley. Private in 
Captain Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons, Mon- 
mouth County, N. J., Militia. 



